ELSA

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Variety: Nerello Mascalese, Frappato and Nero d'Avola

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Classification: IGP Terre Siciliane Rosso

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Altitude: 430 above sea level

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Soil types: sand , clay and silix soil

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System of planting: vertical trellis system and bush-vine

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Plant density: 4500 plants per hectare trellis system, and 7000 plants bush-vine

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Harvest: manual, from the first week of September until mid of October

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Fermentation: With indigenous yeasts,  with long maceration on the skin

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Aging: 12 months in concrete tanks, then 2 years in the bottle